Retired soldiers under the auspices of the Coalition of Concerned Veterans (CCV) have shut the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja, over unpaid entitlements.
The group on Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the ministry in Abuja with canopies and chairs.
The retired military personnel accused the federal government of failing to pay their 20-28 percent salary increase due them between January and November 2024.
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They are also demanding the payment of palliatives from October 2023 to November 2024, the payment of N32, 000, the security debarment allowance and a refund of deductions from the pensions of medically boarded soldiers.
The retired soldiers had in December shut activities at the Federal Ministry of Finance with music, displayed banners and carried placards with different inscriptions.
